Spreadbury: Slow GDP growth shows QE didn’t work as intended
Todays low UK growth figures are partially a consequence of QE not working as intended.
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PA ANALYSIS: A poor Q2 could signal a healthy H2
Q2 GDP figures were abysmally low but ‘base effect’ means that H2 could show signs of improvement.
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Corporate strength makes high yield attractive
Josh Hughes argues the case for high yield that compensates investors for the risks they are taking.
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PA ANALYSIS: QE not the answer from Jackson Hole
Central banks have to come up with measures outside QE to stimulate growth and recduce debt levels.
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MPC member blames markets for European debt woes
An external MPC member has laid partial blame for Europes current debt woes on the markets.
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RWC launches global value fund for Schroders’ old boys
RWC Partners has soft launched a new global value fund.
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European ban on short selling extended
European regulators have extended the ban on the short selling of financials.
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Fs as top ten questions asked about rdr
The FSA has released a list of the questions most commonly asked at its recent RDR roadshows.
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Absolute return and flexible funds in turmoil in August
Many absolute return and multi-asset flexible funds performed poorly during August’s volatility.
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European fund sales continue to slow
European fund sales continued to slow according to EFAMA data for June 2011
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Gold falls as US outlook improves
Gold prices fell sharply overnight but things may change after tomorrows Jackson Hole conference.
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Knee-jerk rush to government bonds is misguided
Jeff Keen asks if there is any value in government bonds that investors are looking so closely at.
